Building Mortars – MCQ
1. Building mortars are classified into ___ grades based on compressive strength
a) 4 grades
b) 6 grades
c) 7 grades
d) 9 grades
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d) 9 grades.
Building mortars are classified into 9 grades based on compressive strength
2. Lime mortars are the mixture of
a) Lime, cement, and water.
b) Cement, sand, and water.
c) Hydraulic lime, sand, water.
d) Air-hardening lime, sand, and tarpin.
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c) Hydraulic lime, sand, water.
3. Gauged mortar is the mixture of
a) stone dust, sand, and lime.
b) Lime, cement, sand.
c) Surkhi, lime, cement.
d) Sand, fly ash, cement.
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b) Lime, cement, sand.
4. After adding cement, the gauged mortar should be used within
a) 15 minutes.
b) 30 to 60 minutes.
c) 1 to 2 hours.
d) 3 to 6 hours.
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c) 1 to 2 hours.
5. Usually, lime mortar is made with
a) Pure lime.
b) Lean lime.
c) Hydraulic lime.
d) Air-hardening lime.
e) Both (c) or (d).
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e) Both (c) or (d).
6. The principal demerit in using lime mortar is that it
a) Sets slowly.
b) Swells.
c) is uneconomical.
d) is not sound.
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a) Sets slowly.
7. Lime is added to cement mortar because of
a) To increase the setting time.
b) To increase workability.
c) To make it economical.
d) All of these.
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b) To increase the workability.
8. In the case of making dam-proofing mortars, which of the following type of cement are used
a) Ordinary Portland cement.
b) Rapid hardening cement.
c) Sulphate resisting Portland cement.
d) Low-heat cement.
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c) Sulphate resisting portland cement.
9. Lime-cement mortar is also known as
a) Guarded mortar.
b) Gauged mortar.
c) Both (a) and (b).
d) Lime mortar.
e) None of these.
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c) Both (a) and (b).
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